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EPA Awards Nearly $2 Million to Chelsea Collaborative to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
September 1, 2010
Significant funding from the Recovery Act will help the Chelsea Produce Market to dramatically reduce diesel emissions, improving air quality in a busy urban shipping center, protecting health for thousands of Boston-area residents.
EPA Recognizes Connecticut and Staples as Two of Nation's Top Green Power Purchasers
August 30, 2010
For the third year in a row, the State of Connecticut has been named one of only three states making EPA's top 50 list of national Green Power Partners, ranking 36th on that list. Additionally, Staples, Inc., the worlds' largest office supply company, based in Framingham, Mass., is being recognized for the sixth year in a row by EPA as one of the top 50 organizations taking voluntary steps to use and purchase green power.
- News Releases: Connecticut | Staples
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Settlement with Revere, Mass. Addresses Wastewater, Stormwater Discharges
August 25, 2010
Under the terms of a Consent Decree lodged in federal court, the City of Revere, Mass. will significantly reduce illegal discharges of raw sewage overflows into the environment from its wastewater collection system and separate storm sewer system. The City has estimated that it will spend approximately $50 million to address these illegal discharges. Revere will also pay a civil penalty of $130,000 for past violations of the Clean Water Act.
City of Somerville and Vermont Organizations Receive $1.2M in EPA Funding for Brownfields
August 24, 2010
The City of Somerville will receive $400,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help clean contaminated sites known as brownfields. Additionally, two Vermont organizations will share $800,000 from EPA to help clean contaminated sites known as brownfields. This funding is part of more than $16 million for brownfields allotted nationally and $3 million allotted in New England by EPA.
- News Releases: Somerville, MA | VT Organizations
- FY 2010 Brownfields Grant Recipients
Get Your Students Back to School – While Saving Money and Helping the Environment
August 19, 2010
Even in a tight economy, parents and students still need a back-to-school shopping trip for clothes, backpacks, computers and school supplies. A survey conducted by the National Retail Federation found that this year consumers expect to spend an average of $606 for back-to-school needs.
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